The Big Five False Bay Local Municipality

Big Five False Bay
Local municipality

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Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°01′S 32°16′E / 28.017°S 32.267°E / -28.017; 32.267Coordinates: 28°01′S 32°16′E / 28.017°S 32.267°E / -28.017; 32.267
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uMkhanyakude
Seat Hluhluwe
Wards 4
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Thembitshe Comfort Khumalo
Area
 • Total 2,121 km2 (819 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 35,258
 • Density 17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 95.8%
 • Coloured 0.3%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 3.2%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Zulu 93.2%
 • English 2.0%
 • Afrikaans 1.5%
 • Southern Ndebele 1.2%
 • Other 2.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code KZN273

The Big Five False Bay is an administrative area in the Umkhanyakude District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

The municipality is named after the Big Five animals (Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Cape Buffalo and Rhino) which are found in the game reserves that are located in the area e.g. the Hluhluwe game reserve, the Mfolozi game reserve and the Khinda game reserve. False Bay is part of the Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park and it forms part of the newly established municipality.[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Hlabisa 5340130.0130
Hluhluwe Township 534030.781,261
Hluhluwe 534027.11992
Makhasa 5340472.2910,314
Mdletshe 5340530.756
Mnqobokazi 53406111.287,953
Nibela 5340799.988,423
Remainder of the municipality 53408809.112,134

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 no party obtained a majority, and the African National Congress (ANC) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) formed a coalition to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 4,252 4,334 8,586 42.9 2 1 3
Inkatha Freedom Party 4,062 4,110 8,172 40.9 2 1 3
National Freedom Party 1,526 1,458 2,984 14.9 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 159 98 257 1.3 0 0 0
Total 9,999 10,000 19,999 100.0 4 3 7
Spoilt votes 167 171 338

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: The Big 5 False Bay" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: The Big 5 False Bay" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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